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Stupid Politician Tricks
The Wall Street Journal ^
| 10-15-10
| JOHN FUND
Posted on 10/14/2010 6:30:26 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
Democrats are attempting to obfuscate their voting records.
It's one of the most misleading types of campaign ads -- a challenger accuses the local Congressman of voting "with" unpopular Speaker Nancy Pelosi an overwhelming percentage of the time. In reality, most votes are mundane, uncontroversial matters of moving House business along. Then again, what really matters in such political ads is the symbolic rejection of the party leader being named.
Ms. Pelosi is now coming in for exactly such treatment by fellow Democrats attempting to save their skins. Alabama Rep. Bobby Bright says he will refuse to vote for Ms. Pelosi as Speaker, and is running a TV ad that claims he voted "80% with the Republican leader," who happens to be Ohio's John Boehner. Rep. Jim Marshall of Georgia, who also says he won't vote for Ms. Pelosi as House Speaker, is running his own ad claiming he voted 65% of the time "with Republican leaders."
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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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10/14/2010 6:30:28 PM PDT
by
GOP_Lady
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posted on
10/14/2010 6:31:24 PM PDT
by
GOP_Lady
To: GOP_Lady
LOL! I love that Pelosi picture!
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posted on
10/14/2010 6:33:41 PM PDT
by
MaggieCarta
(What are we here for but to provide sport for our neighbors, and to laugh at them in our turn?Austen)
To: GOP_Lady
I have a feeling that after this mid term, heads will roll in the democrat - NOT democratic - party.
I wonder if pelosi will be pragmatic after she becomes a minority player again.
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posted on
10/14/2010 6:34:33 PM PDT
by
bill1952
(Choice is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
To: MaggieCarta
That face is Socialism personified.
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posted on
10/14/2010 6:37:23 PM PDT
by
oyez
(The difference in genius and stupidity is that genius has limits.)
To: GOP_Lady
Dem pol to voters: Vote for me! I vote mostly with Republicans!
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posted on
10/14/2010 6:40:08 PM PDT
by
garjog
To: GOP_Lady
They’re not doing that up here. There's and ad running with video of my congresscritter bragging about voting with Pelosi 90% of the time and with Obama 93%. No wonder she's 10 points behind.
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posted on
10/14/2010 6:41:50 PM PDT
by
MAexile
(Bats left, votes right)
To: oyez
That face is Socialism personified.It's scary, whatever it is.
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posted on
10/14/2010 6:43:01 PM PDT
by
MaggieCarta
(What are we here for but to provide sport for our neighbors, and to laugh at them in our turn?Austen)
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